Twenty-four of those on board were rescued, some of whom are still in hospital, but dozens of others may be missing. Divers are still searching the waters but hope is fading on the possibility of finding more survivors.

Rescuers found five survivors and four bodies on Tuesday from the wreck of a boat carrying tourists that sank amid high waves off the Red Sea coast of Egypt a day earlier, according to the Egyptian authorities. Search efforts were continuing for seven other missing passengers and crew, they said.

Sixteen people are missing after a tour boat capsized Monday during a five-day diving expedition and sank off of Egypt's Red Sea coast.

More than a dozen tourists were feared missing after a diving boat sank off Egypt's Red Sea coast, authorities said on Monday. The boat, The Sea Story, sank off the southeastern Egyptian town of Marsa Alam,

The incident happened in the early hours of Friday when the boat was reportedly travelling from central Nigeria to a weekly market in the neighbouring Niger state. Of those on boa

Over 100 people are missing after a boat capsized on the River Niger while traveling from Kogi State to Niger State. Local divers are working to rescue passengers.

An accident occurred in northern Nigeria where a boat carrying passengers to food markets in neighboring Niger capsized. Onboard were approximately 200 people, mostly women. According to Radio ZET, rescuers have already recovered 27 bodies from the tragedy.

The accident occurred in northern Nigeria where a boat carrying passengers to food markets in neighbouring Niger capsized. Onboard were approximately 200 people, mostly women. According to Radio ZET,

About 200 passengers were on the boat that was going from the state of Kogi to neighboring state of Niger when it capsized, according to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency.